Cognisant of the fact that Europe has once again become a high-priority target for the Islamist terror group, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) said German authorities had succeeded in striking “a significant blow against Islamist terrorism,” yet warned that the threat remains “acute.”
During the searches of the brothers’ residences, German authorities discovered bomb-making chemicals, including a package of urea fertilizer and hydrogen peroxide.
Counter terrorism police conducted raids in the port city of Hamburg and Kempten, and found the Syrian Islamist planning to manufacture a suicide vest.
